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Rhys James (born Rhys William Jones, 30 April 1991) is a British
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. James has appeared on ''
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'' and '' Live at the Apollo''.


Personal life

James studied for a politics and international relations degree at
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, starting his stand-up career in 2010 whilst still a student.Castle, Jill (2015)
Rhys James on respect, Twitter and why he loves The Glasgow Stand
, ''
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'', 22 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016
He self-identifies as a straight, white, middle-class male and is a football fan and supports
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.


Career

James has appeared on ''
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'', ''
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'', ''@elevenish'', ''
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'' and '' Sweat the Small Stuff''. In 2010 he performed as part of the Pleasance Comedy Reserve at the
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, was a finalist in the Laughing Boy New Act Competition and placed 3rd in 'Comedy Central's Funniest Student'. James also appeared on certain YouTube channels such as The Football Republic (Top 10 Football F*ck Up's) and Spurred On. In 2022, he was a guest host on
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and Matthew Crosby's Radio X show. In 2019, James embarked on his first nationwide tour ''Snitch'', which was completed in 2021 after delays due to the
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. He has also appeared on '' The Great American Joke Off'' on
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, as one of the panel of six comedians performing in 2023. James' first book, titled ''You'll Like It When You Get There'', is scheduled to be published in August 2025.


Live shows

* ''Begins'' (2014) * ''Remains'' (2015) * ''Forgives'' (2016) * ''Snitch'' (2019-2021) * ''Spilt Milk'' (2023)


Podcasts

James has been featured on numerous podcasts, including Brett Goldstein's ''Films To Be Buried With'' and Jamie Laing's ''Private Parts''. In 2020, James began hosting a podcast called ''Early Work'' which featured conversations with performers about their early creative material. In 2022, James started hosting ''Fit & Proper'' alongside
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. This podcast sees a weekly guest hypothetically rebuild a
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club of their choosing.


Television


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* * 1991 births Living people 21st-century English comedians Alumni of the University of Manchester Comedians from the London Borough of Hackney English male comedians People from Shoreditch English stand-up comedians People from Swindon Comedians from Wiltshire {{UK-comedian-stub